Myanmar – Monitoring mediamemo98.sk/uploads/content_galleries/source/memo/myanmar/2017-by... · Mayors (Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay) MAY Army | Four top commanders ARMY Parties

Myanmar–MonitoringmediaFrom 18 February to 31 March 2017, before the 1 April by-elections, the Myanmar Institute forDemocracy(MID),incooperationwiththeSlovakmediawatch-dogMEMO98andsupportedbytheNationalEndowment forDemocracy(NED),monitored four televisionchannels, tworadiostations,threenewspapers,andtwoonlinemediaoutlets.The monitoring included quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis. Quantitative analysisincludesanumberofnumericmeasuresandindicatorsthatcanbecountedandanalysed,includingthetimeorspaceallocatedtoeachcontestantorotherrelevantpoliticalsubjects(intheprimetimenewsandother relevantprogrammes),aswellas the toneof thecoverage inwhich thesesubjectswereportrayed–positive,neutralornegative.

Qualitative analysis evaluates the performance of selected media outlets against ethical andprofessionalstandards, suchasbalance,accuracy, timely, choiceof issues,omissionof information,advantage of incumbency, positioning of items, inflammatory language etc. The enclosed chartsshowthecoverageofpoliticalpartiesandotherrelevantsubjectsintheprimetimenewsprograms.ExplanationofthechartsPoliticalpartiesandotherrelevantsubjects

o Thepiechartsshowthetotalpercentageofairtimeallocatedtorelevantpoliticalsubjectsfor

eachmediaoutletinthedefinedperiod.o The bar charts show the total number of hours and minutes of positive (green), neutral

(white)andnegative(red)airtime/spacedevotedtorelevantpoliticalsubjectsbyeachmediaoutletinthedefinedperiod.

Monitoredmediaoutlets: TVchannels(4): statefundedMyanmarTV(MRTV)andMyawaddyTV(MWD);

privateUptodateandDemocraticVoiceofBurma(DVB);Radiochannels(2): state-fundedMyanmarRadio;

foreignserviceBBCRadio;Newspapers(3): state-fundedMyanmarAhlin;

privateElevenandVoice;Onlinemedia(2): privateIrrawaddyandMizzima.

ForfurtherinformationpleasevisitFacebook/MyanmarInstituteforDemocracyContactperson:MyoMinZaw,Projectcoordinator

Contactdetails:09450016483(Mobile)[email protected](E-mail)

ListofAcronymsPresident PRESVicePresident VPRESStateCounsellor SCGovernment|MinistersandDeputyMinisters GOVSpeakersofParliament SPEAKLocalGovernment LGOVMayors(Yangon,NayPyiTaw,Mandalay) MAYArmy|Fourtopcommanders ARMYPartiesArakanNationalParty ANPAllMonRegionsDevelopmentParty AMRDPDemocraticPartyMyanmar DPMKachinStateDemocracyParty KSDPKokangDemocracyandUnityParty KDUPKayinPeople’sParty KPPLaHuNationalDevelopmentParty LHNDPLisuNationalDevelopmentParty LNDPMonNationalParty MNPNationalLeagueforDemocracy NLDNationalUnityParty NUPPa-ONationalOrganization PNOShanNationalDemocraticParty SNDPShanNationalLeagueforDemocracy SNLDTai-LengNationalitiesDevelopmentParty TNDPTa-ang(Palaung)NationalParty TNPUnityandDemocracyPartyofKachinState UDPKSUnionSolidarityandDevelopmentParty USDPWaDemocraticParty WDPWaNationalUnityParty WNUPZomiCongressforDemocracy ZCDIndependentCandidates ICOtherPoliticalParties OPP

MID(Facebook/MyanmarInstituteforDemocracy,[email protected])|MEMO98(www.memo98.sk,[email protected])

MediaCoverageof1Aprilby-elections|Myanmar2017IRRAWADDY(website)(18/2/17-31/3/17)

GOV 32.8%

NLD 18.6%

ARMY 16.6%

LGOV 16.0%

SC 11.1%

USDP 3.0%

MNP 0.5%

AMRDP 0.4%

ANP 0.4%

VPRES 0.2% SNLD

0.2%

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MediaCoverageof1Aprilby-elections|Myanmar2017

MIZZIMA(website)(18/2/17-31/3/17)

NLD 28.6%

GOV 21.1%

LGOV 20.6%

SC 14.3%

ARMY 4.0%

USDP 3.4%

SPEAK 2.7%

OPP 1.5%

ANP 1.1%

AMRDP 1.1%

PRES 1.0%

IC 0.4%

SNDP 0.2%

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MYANMARAHLIN(state-fundednewspaper)(18/2/17-31/3/17)


GOV 39.0%

SC 11.7% LGOV

10.1%

ARMY 9.2%

VPRES 7.7%

NLD 5.9%

PRES 5.8%

SPEAK 5.5%

OPP 3.1%

USDP 0.8%

ANP 0.7%

SNLD 0.2% MAY

0.2%

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ELEVENDaily(newspaper)(18/2/17-31/3/17)


GOV 32.4%

NLD 18.9%

LGOV 16.5%

SC 9.5%

ARMY 6.5%

PRES 3.3%

SPEAK 2.5%

SNLD 2.3%

VPRES 1.9%

ANP 1.5%

USDP 1.5%

MAY 1.2% OPP

0.9% AMRDP

0.3% KSDP 0.3% MNP

0.3%

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MEMO 98, www.memo98.sk | MID, 50, Arzarni Street, Saya San Quarter, Bahan Twp, Yangon, e-mail: [email protected]


ELEVENWeekly(newspaper)(18/2/17-31/3/17)


GOV 38.8%

NLD 19.4%

LGOV 13.6%

SC 13.1%

USDP 6.1%

PRES 2.4%

SNLD 2.1%

KSDP 1.4%

ANP 0.7%

ARMY 0.5%

SPEAK 0.5%

VPRES 0.4%

DPM 0.4% SNDP

0.3% MNP 0.2%

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VOICEDaily(newspaper)(18/2/17-31/3/17)


LGOV 28.3%

NLD 23.8%

GOV 23.4%

SC 9.0%

ARMY 6.2%

PRES 2.1%

USDP 1.4%

AMRDP 1.3%

MAY 1.1%

SPEAK 0.9%

SNLD 0.9%

ANP 0.9%

ZCD 0.3% OPP

0.2%

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VOICEWeekly(newspaper)(18/2/17-31/3/17)


GOV 25.8%

SC 25.5% NLD

19.3%

LGOV 10.8%

ARMY 4.9%

USDP 4.3%

PRES 3.9%

ANP 1.5%

AMRDP 1.4%

MAY 1.3%

SNLD 0.6%

VPRES 0.5% SPEAK

0.3%

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V SC

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